Movement for Democracy and Development
P. O. Box 500
Bronx, NY 10453
modegam2006@yahoo.com

April 10, 2010

IN COMMEMORATION OF APRIL 10 AND 11, 2000 STUDENT MASSACRE IN THE GAMBIA:

Ten years have passed since the April 10 and 11 student massacre, yet people of
conscience and believers of justice will never forget this historical tragedy. Today
again the United States based Gambians’ Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD) a Pro-Democracy, Human Rights and Justice Movement commemorates and mourns the events that happened on April 10 and 11, 2000.

  Several  unarmed, innocent student demonstrators were out to express their
grievances in the tortured to death of a fellow student Ebrima Barry and rape of a
school girl Binta when security forces confronted them shot and killed 14 students
and a Red Cross volunteer in broad daylight.
Names of the Victims: Reginald Carrol, Karamo Barrow, Lamin Bojang, Ousman Sabally,
Sainey Nyabally, Ousman Sembene, Bakary Njie, Claesco Pierra, Momodou Lamin Njie,
Wuyea Foday Mansareh, Bamba Jobarteh, Momodou Lamin Chune, Abdoulie Sanyang,
Babucarr Badjie and Omar Barrow.  Others sustained serious injuries and some of them
have been maimed for the rest of their lives.

Section 21 of the Gambia Constitution reads: No person shall be subjected to torture
or human degrading punishment or other treatment however, the country is govern by
two laws, the military decrees put in place from July 22, 1994 when President Jammeh
overthrew the PPP government and the 1997 Constitution.

It‘s ten years since then and the future of The Gambia and its people continuous to
be bleak. President Yahya Jammeh disregards for the Constitution of the country and
his no sign of respect for the International Community. On many occasions he has
repeated his call for the whole world to go to hell but cannot tell him what to do.


We are here by express our disgust against the cold-blooded murder of these school
children and Red Cross Volunteer. We condemn the blanket impunity that the self
proclaimed Doctor / professor President Yahya Jammeh accorded to those responsible
for committing these heinous serious crimes.

We urge Gambians, and families of those victims to never forgive or forget about
this incident and keep in mind justice is on the way.

We call on all genuine democratic Governments and Human Rights Organizations to come
to our aids and take concrete steps to put an end to the continuous terror on
Gambians by President Jammeh’s regime.

April 10 today in remembering the atrocities of April 10 and 11, 2000, we take this
opportunity to pray for the victims and pledge our solidarity with the families of
the victims.

Signed:
Saihou Mballow
For
Executive Committee
Movement for Democracy and Development
New York City, USA

Cc:
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
State Department
American Embassy, The Gambia
Home Office
British Embassy, The Gambia
Carter Center
Freedom Now
Justice Department, The Gambia
Amnesty International USA
Human Rights Watch
CPJ
MFWA
Human Rights-USA
Committee against torture
Human Rights First
United Nations Association of the United States of America
Organization for Democracy and Justice for West Africa
International Committee of the Red Cross
Center for Sustainable Human Rights Action
Gambia online news papers
Africa Abroad News paper